# As Biofuel Policy Clouds Soybean Crush Outlook, Capacity Expansion in Kansas Offers Bright Spot - RFD

> An RFD-TV piece from March 25, 2026 says renewable diesel production fell sharply in 2025 after tax credit changes and unclear federal guidance. Soybeans have lost an estimated 375 million bushels of demand over three crop years, and expanded Kansas crush capacity is improving local basis.

- Date: 2026-03-25 · published 2026-03-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20198-as-biofuel-policy-clouds-soybean-crush-outlook-capacity-expansion-in-kansas
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Weak renewable diesel demand for soyoil limits crush margins and soybean meal output, but policy clarity could restore feedstock demand and lift soybean prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2026-10-14 | [Has Biofuel Demand Replaced Export Demand in U.S. Soybean Markets? - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/506-has-biofuel-demand-replaced-export-demand-in-u-s-soybean-markets-american.md) | -2.3% | — |
| SOY | 2017-12-19 | [10 Years of Biodiesel in the RFS - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67351-10-years-of-biodiesel-in-the-rfs-american-soybean-association.md) | -0.2% | +1.2% |
| SOY | 2017-11-30 | [RFS Volumes Again Fail to Capture Biodiesel’s Potential - American Soybean Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67841-rfs-volumes-again-fail-to-capture-biodiesel-s-potential-american-soybean.md) | +1.0% | -4.7% |
| SOY | 2026-02-03 | [Grain trader ADM's 2026 profit forecast lags expectations amid US biofuel policy uncertainty \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15053-grain-trader-adm-s-2026-profit-forecast-lags-expectations-amid-us-biofuel.md) | +4.8% | +9.0% |
| SOY | 2024-04-09 | [Brazilian crushers buy back soybean oil export positions to sell domestically - Fastmarkets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30815-brazilian-crushers-buy-back-soybean-oil-export-positions-to-sell-domestically.md) | -2.0% | +4.5% |
| SBO | 2026-03-23 | [Renewable Diesel Policy Uncertainty Clouds Soybean Crush Outlook -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15044-renewable-diesel-policy-uncertainty-clouds-soybean-crush-outlook.md) | +0.7% | +4.1% |
| SBO | 2023-07-22 | [Final RVOs discount industry's biofuel capabilities - Kansas Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15293-final-rvos-discount-industry-s-biofuel-capabilities-kansas-soybeans.md) | +3.6% | -1.3% |
| SBO | 2025-08-18 | [Soybean oil in the biofuel era: An industry expert’s perspective](https://feedsoft.ai/events/15096-soybean-oil-in-the-biofuel-era-an-industry-expert-s-perspective.md) | +3.0% | -2.6% |

## Sources

- rfdtv.com: https://www.rfdtv.com/biofuel-policy-uncertainty-hits-soybeans-kansas-crush-offers-bright-spot

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